Where does “algid” come from?

algid (English) comes from Latin algidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

algid (English): Cold, chilly; "used of low body temperature...

Definitions

  1. Cold, chilly; "used of low body temperature...

Ancestry of “algid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalgiduscold
2Latin-idustending to
3Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “algid”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin algidus →
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